Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 32.1% cheaper than California.
If you lived in Liberia instead of California, you would:
pay 22.6% less for restaurants
California
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.89
|
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.74
|
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$1.70
LRD329.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
|
pay 41.5% more for groceries
California
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.10
|
$1.56
LRD302.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.78
|
$5.91
LRD1,145.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
|
$5.71
LRD1,107.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.34
|
$3.93
LRD762.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.53
|
$4.09
LRD792.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.29
|
$0.95
LRD184.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$3.33
LRD645.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$4.27
LRD828.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$4.18
LRD810.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$1.03
LRD199.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.45
|
$4.00
LRD775.60
|
|
pay 44.7% less for transportation
California
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
|
$4.22
LRD817.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$67.11
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,950.13
|
$5,069.87
LRD983,048.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.46
|
$12.69
LRD2,460.97
|
|
pay 28.9% less for housing
California
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.38
|
$93.25
LRD18,081.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,333.22
|
$666.67
LRD129,266.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,022.14
|
$90.00
LRD17,451.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.08
|
$208.46
LRD40,419.82
|
|
pay 95.2% less for childcare
California
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,629.83
|
$74.33
LRD14,412.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$29,739.09
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,849.96
|
|
pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports
California
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.06
|
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.27
|
$3.12
LRD605.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.99
|
$5.00
LRD969.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.71
|
$76.25
LRD14,784.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
|
$9.75
LRD1,890.48
|
|
pay 39.2% less for clothing
California
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.63
|
$18.41
LRD3,570.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
|
$33.75
LRD6,544.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.49
|
$56.25
LRD10,906.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.90
|
$68.75
LRD13,330.62
|
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